heads towards famine. we take a look at india's infrastructure transformations, as prime minister narendra modi looks to win a third successive term in office. let's go live now to the court house in new york, where donald trump is expected shortly. he's been charged with 3a counts of fraud, relating to hush money allegedly paid to the former porn star, stormy daniels, before the 2016 election. he's pleaded not guilty. it is the first time our us president, former or current, has faced a criminal trial. let's speak to our new york correspondent nada tawfik. take us through what is going to happen today.

take us through what is going to happen today-— take us through what is going to happen today. take us through what is going to hauentoda . ., , ., ., happen today. donald trump in a an hour will make _ happen today. donald trump in a an hour will make his _ happen today. donald trump in a an hour will make his way _ happen today. donald trump in a an hour will make his way here - happen today. donald trump in a an hour will make his way here to - hour will make his way here to downtown manhattan from his residence at trump tower on fifth ave from uptown. really today is the formal start of the trial, but it begins with jury selection when hundreds of new yorkers from manhattan will be gathered here and will be whittled down to just a jury of 12 individuals and six alternatives. donald trump will be there in court throughout that entire process. thejudge will there in court throughout that entire process. the judge will have them first answer a course —— a questionnaire of 42 questions. it walks thejury through questionnaire of 42 questions. it walks the jury through their consumption of media, asking what newspapers they read, what podcast they listen to, if they have ever been a supporter of donald trump or a tent at his rallies. if they are members of any extremist groups.

this questionnaire is quite detailed. it does not ask them what political party they belong to. then the judge will go through and make sure that thejurors the judge will go through and make sure that the jurors would be able to serve impartially. that is the key question here, not necessarily how they feel about donald trump as he is a polarising figure not only in the country, but here in manhattan, and whether they can be impartial in this jury. that could take many days as they try to whittle down hundreds of potential jurors. whittle down hundreds of potential “urors. ., ~' ,, whittle down hundreds of potential 'urors. . ~' i” ., whittle down hundreds of potential “urors. . ~ ., ., let's get some analysis now. joining me is associate professor of law at georgia state university and former federal prosecutor caren morrison, and political scientist at princeton university lauren wright. good to have you booked with us. how very significant moment today, of course, and the focus on the jury.

what might the demographic of the jury what might the demographic of the jury look like and how could that impact the trial? the jury look like and how could that impact the trial? the democratic -- demographic _ impact the trial? the democratic -- demographic of _ impact the trial? the democratic -- demographic of the _ impact the trial? the democratic -- demographic of the jury _ impact the trial? the democratic -- demographic of the jury will - impact the trial? the democratic -- demographic of the jury will reflect | demographic of the jury will reflect the demographic of manhattan. diverse, probably highly educated in part. it will be a battle between the two sides to try to sculpt the best jury for the two sides to try to sculpt the bestjury for them. the two sides to try to sculpt the best jury for them.— the two sides to try to sculpt the best jury for them. want to be know about the judge? — best jury for them. want to be know about the judge? the _ best jury for them. want to be know about the judge? the judge - best jury for them. want to be know about the judge? the judge does . best jury for them. want to be know| about the judge? the judge does not about the 'udge? the 'udge does not deal with about the judge? the 'udge does not deal with nonsense. — about the judge? the judge does not dealwith nonsense. iran _ about the judge? the judge does not dealwith nonsense. iran is— about the judge? the judge does not deal with nonsense. iran is a - about the judge? the judge does not deal with nonsense. iran is a very . deal with nonsense. iran is a very tight ship. he has got extremely irritated with donald trump over the last couple of months. he is not allowing cameras in the courtroom. he is doing is absolute best to not allow this to dissolve into a circus. , ., , , circus. the first former president or president _ circus. the first former president or president to _ circus. the first former president or president to face _ circus. the first former president or president to face a _ circus. the first former president or president to face a criminal i or president to face a criminal trial today. what kind of impact do

you think this trial will have particularly on voters. some are saying that many are oblivious to donald trump and sex scandals. we are still pretty far away from the election. — are still pretty far away from the election, which means most people aren't— election, which means most people aren't paying attention, so if trump does _ aren't paying attention, so if trump does have _ aren't paying attention, so if trump does have one advantage heading into this does have one advantage heading into thiam— does have one advantage heading into thisjury selection does have one advantage heading into this jury selection process does have one advantage heading into thisjury selection process it is that_ thisjury selection process it is that a — thisjury selection process it is that a lot _ thisjury selection process it is that a lot of people, most people in fact don't— that a lot of people, most people in fact don't know a lot about federal campaign — fact don't know a lot about federal campaign finance laws. they might be aware _ campaign finance laws. they might be aware of— campaign finance laws. they might be aware of trump but not aware of the ins and _ aware of trump but not aware of the ins and outs — aware of trump but not aware of the ins and outs of this trial. i have been _ ins and outs of this trial. i have been saying all along that i don't think— been saying all along that i don't think any— been saying all along that i don't think any of these criminal charges are heipfui— think any of these criminal charges are helpful to trump in a general election. — are helpful to trump in a general election, so there is a case to be made _ election, so there is a case to be made that— election, so there is a case to be made that we are heading into this territory— made that we are heading into this territory where trump is the very likely— territory where trump is the very likely gop— territory where trump is the very likely gop nominee, and now we are heading _ likely gop nominee, and now we are heading into the face of election season— heading into the face of election season where the question is how much _ season where the question is how much will— season where the question is how much will this alienate swing

voters. — much will this alienate swing voters, and those other people that candidates — voters, and those other people that candidates will want to win.- candidates will want to win. surely there will be _ candidates will want to win. surely there will be a _ candidates will want to win. surely there will be a lot _ candidates will want to win. surely there will be a lot of _ candidates will want to win. surely there will be a lot of interest - candidates will want to win. surely there will be a lot of interest in - there will be a lot of interest in this trial. people are generally interested in sex and blackmail. yes, that's true, lucy! people are interested — yes, that's true, lucy! people are interested in what he will stay on his way— interested in what he will stay on his way in. — interested in what he will stay on his way in, when he comes out, what he says— his way in, when he comes out, what he says that — his way in, when he comes out, what he says that his rallies on the dacia — he says that his rallies on the dacia is — he says that his rallies on the dacia is available. he will turn this into — dacia is available. he will turn this into your production. even the sense _ this into your production. even the sense in_ this into your production. even the sense in the — this into your production. even the sense in the story is that it will be difficult for him to find a fair 'ury be difficult for him to find a fair jury triat— be difficult for him to find a fair jury trial that helps his defence team — jury trial that helps his defence team. even if they do find some impartial— team. even if they do find some impartialjurors, his team has already— impartialjurors, his team has already sold in this doubt is where it is politically motivated and no one will— it is politically motivated and no one will be able to be fair because it is in_ one will be able to be fair because it is in new— one will be able to be fair because it is in new york.— it is in new york. what will trump is not legal _

it is in new york. what will trump is not legal team _ it is in new york. what will trump is not legal team be _ it is in new york. what will trump is not legal team be using - it is in new york. what will trump is not legal team be using as - it is in new york. what will trump j is not legal team be using as their defence? what will the strategy before him? his defence? what will the strategy before him?— defence? what will the strategy before him? , . , ., before him? his defences he do it. there was no _ before him? his defences he do it. there was no deliberate _ there was no deliberate falsification of records and if there was he didn't know about it. it is quite a difficult case to prove in some ways because it is kind of arcane, it is notjust paying off a pawn star, it is how do they characterise the reimbursements to the lawyer. flan they characterise the reimbursements to the lawyer-— to the lawyer. can i ask you to clarify that? — to the lawyer. can i ask you to clarify that? i _ to the lawyer. can i ask you to clarify that? l think— to the lawyer. can i ask you to clarify that? i think a - to the lawyer. can i ask you to clarify that? i think a lot - to the lawyer. can i ask you to clarify that? i think a lot of. clarify that? i think a lot of people don't understand, hush money in itself is not illegal, is it? that's correct. basically they are trying to get him on the back end, so the lawyer paid the $130,000 and the cases that he basically falsified business records in reimbursing the lower by saying it was for legal services when it was

actually just to was for legal services when it was actuallyjust to reimburse him for paying stormy daniels. they mischaracterised it in attack sense. as you can see, it is quite technical. as you can see, it is quite technical-— as you can see, it is quite technical. ~ . ., technical. what about the timing, 6-8 weeks _ technical. what about the timing, 6-8 weeks has — technical. what about the timing, 6-8 weeks has been _ technical. what about the timing, 6-8 weeks has been laid - technical. what about the timing, 6-8 weeks has been laid down . technical. what about the timing, j 6-8 weeks has been laid down for technical. what about the timing, - 6-8 weeks has been laid down for the 6—8 weeks has been laid down for the trial. does that mean we could see a verdict before november? i think so, yes. then he could realistically be sentenced then and potentially face jail time? the sentenced then and potentially face 'ail time? _, , sentenced then and potentially face 'ailtime? _, , , sentenced then and potentially face 'ailtime? , , ., jail time? the counts carry a maximum — jail time? the counts carry a maximum of _ jail time? the counts carry a maximum of four _ jail time? the counts carry a maximum of four years - jail time? the counts carry a maximum of four years in i jail time? the counts carry a - maximum of four years in prison but i don't think there is any universe in which he goes to prison. yes, he is facing jail time if convicted, but i don't think there is any way he is going to prison.— but i don't think there is any way he is going to prison. what are your thou . hts he is going to prison. what are your thoughts on — he is going to prison. what are your thoughts on that, _ he is going to prison. what are your thoughts on that, lauren? - he is going to prison. what are your thoughts on that, lauren? i- he is going to prison. what are your thoughts on that, lauren? i have i thoughts on that, lauren? i have heard geez that this particular judge is quite a tough nuts. is it because there is a possibility of a

jail sentence?— jail sentence? no, gosh. i don't have the expertise _ jail sentence? no, gosh. i don't have the expertise on _ jail sentence? no, gosh. i don't have the expertise on the - jail sentence? no, gosh. i don't have the expertise on the ins i jail sentence? no, gosh. i don't. have the expertise on the ins and outs of— have the expertise on the ins and outs of the — have the expertise on the ins and outs of the legal system, but really what i _ outs of the legal system, but really what i am _ outs of the legal system, but really what i am thinking more about is how likely— what i am thinking more about is how likely the _ what i am thinking more about is how likely the possibility that he is not convicted and how will his campaign _ not convicted and how will his campaign twist that to say he is not guilty— campaign twist that to say he is not guilty of— campaign twist that to say he is not guilty of all these other charges attached to him.— guilty of all these other charges attached to him. that benefits him and the base _ attached to him. that benefits him and the base and _ attached to him. that benefits him and the base and republicans - attached to him. that benefits him i and the base and republicans because then he is able to say i am the victim here, this was a political persecution. victim here, this was a political persecution-— victim here, this was a political persecution. yes and he is very, very good _ persecution. yes and he is very, very good at _ persecution. yes and he is very, very good at telling _ persecution. yes and he is very, very good at telling that - persecution. yes and he is very, very good at telling that story. | persecution. yes and he is very, i very good at telling that story. the northern _ very good at telling that story. the northern voters tuning here, and we are talking _ northern voters tuning here, and we are talking about conservative democrats that are super angry with joe biden— democrats that are super angry with joe biden over the economy now, the basic person — joe biden over the economy now, the basic person looking into this will say that— basic person looking into this will say that is— basic person looking into this will say that is not something i can relate — say that is not something i can relate to, _ say that is not something i can relate to, falsifying business records, _ relate to, falsifying business records, all of these business problems— records, all of these business problems he has. when you look at it at the _ problems he has. when you look at it at the most _ problems he has. when you look at it at the most basic level, this is not

good _ at the most basic level, this is not good for— at the most basic level, this is not good for trump, even though he will absolutely— good for trump, even though he will absolutely use it to energise his base _ absolutely use it to energise his base. , ., ., absolutely use it to energise his base. , ., , ,., absolutely use it to energise his base. , ., , absolutely use it to energise his base. , ~ base. very good to see you both. we will be back — base. very good to see you both. we will be back in _ base. very good to see you both. we will be back in new— base. very good to see you both. we will be back in new york— base. very good to see you both. we will be back in new york throughout l will be back in new york throughout the day. let's return to sudan now and france is currently hosting an international conference to demand more aid one year on from the start of a brutal civil war that has left millions of people on the edge of famine. neither the sudanese army nor its rival, the rapid support forces, will be represented at the conference in paris, which brings together representatives of international organisations and sudan's civil society. the civil war has displaced more than eight million people and triggered waves of ethnic killings and sexual violence. bbc arabic�*s sudan correspondent mohamed osman is in port sudan and monitoring events. as the ongoing war between the sudan army and rapid support forces marks its fifth anniversary, the situation is getting worse. more than nine million people are internally displaced in sudan, making it the largest internal displacement crisis in the world, according to the united nations.

warnings of a looming famine continue if fighting does not end and aid is not provided to those trapped in conflict areas. nearly 20 million people face severe food insecurity, according to the world food programme officials. people who have escaped violence to the safe areas, like here in port sudan, are lucky ones. those stuck in the conflict areas like khartoum and darfur are facing the danger of death every minute. let's speak to noor abdallah alhassan. she's a sudanese refugee and university lecturer and joins me now from cairo. iamso i am so happy to see you. it was a year ago that we spoke and it was terrifying for you, your kids, your husband, as well, when the war broke

out and here you are now safe in egypt. out and here you are now safe in e, -t. ., out and here you are now safe in er -t. ., ., out and here you are now safe in egypt. how are you all? i am safe here in cairo. _ egypt. how are you all? i am safe here in cairo, but— egypt. how are you all? i am safe here in cairo, but really _ egypt. how are you all? i am safe here in cairo, but really sad - here in cairo, but really sad leaving my home and my house. i am in a rented apartment here. when i talk to you it was my own home that i miss very much.— i miss very much. one of your daughters _ i miss very much. one of your daughters was _ i miss very much. one of your daughters was unwell - i miss very much. one of your daughters was unwell when i i miss very much. one of your| daughters was unwell when we i miss very much. one of your- daughters was unwell when we spoke. how is the health of the kids? really good. we all managed to escape the war. me and the girls came here one month after the war and my husband jointly later. so came here one month after the war and my husband jointly later. and my husband 'ointly later. so you are and my husband 'ointly later. so you altogether — and my husband jointly later. so you are altogether now, _ and my husband jointly later. so you are altogether now, but _ and my husband jointly later. so you are altogether now, but you - and my husband jointly later. so you are altogether now, but you didn't i are altogether now, but you didn't make it a together. it must have been very worrying for you to leave your husband and boys behind. filth. been very worrying for you to leave your husband and boys behind. oh, my god. it was really _ your husband and boys behind. oh, my god. it was really terrible. _ your husband and boys behind. oh, my god. it was really terrible. it _ your husband and boys behind. oh, my god. it was really terrible. it was - god. it was really terrible. it was really the end of my life, you know? i didn't sleep at night. i had

nightmares. my mother is still there in sudan. my my mum... my mum and extended family they are living in a displaced people soon with many people in khartoum have fled they only had one hour a day of electricity and they were suffering with how to get water even though they were on the big city. all the food they have. they have to feed

the other people that are staying with them, the relatives and families. they didn't want to come out of the country. being an egypt now, it must be heartbreaking to hear how bad it is getting. it is really devastating. i getting. it is really devastating. i heard on the sudanese national tv, in the words of people have been eating carrots and drinking dirty water. some have died from fever and contaminated food. some of them literally they were eating leaves from the trees. it is chaos there in the centre of khartoum. there are places like darfur and other places

that border with chad in the refugee camps. did that border with chad in the refugee cam s. , y ., that border with chad in the refugee cam s. , , ., ., that border with chad in the refugee cams. , ., ., , ., camps. did you hear any of the comments _ camps. did you hear any of the comments made _ camps. did you hear any of the comments made in _ camps. did you hear any of the comments made in paris - camps. did you hear any of the | comments made in paris today. camps. did you hear any of the - comments made in paris today. the french are trying to mobilise countries to get aid together. 0nly countries to get aid together. only 6% of the money needed has been raised and sent to sudan, it is a tiny figure. the french foreign minister says this is a forgotten war and we need to break down that wall. how is it to not be in sudan and see the reaction from the world to what is happening there? it is to what is happening there? it is reall , to what is happening there? it is really. really _ to what is happening there? it is really, really sad. _ to what is happening there? it is really, really sad. i— to what is happening there? it 3 really, really sad. i heard of the conference in paris. 0urformer prime minister is the only light on the channel we have now. he speaks of how we feel, really. he has all our hopes. the military side don't

want to get the aid to the people who need it. i have heard that they put the aid into shops so people have to go in and pay for it. in some places it is still in the warehouses, they don't give in to the people. how can people manage with this? we have to get aid to people. i don't know how but they have to think of something. it is have to think of something. it is tra . ic have to think of something. it is tragic what _ have to think of something. it is tragic what is — have to think of something. it is tragic what is happening in sudan, but we are very pleased to see you well in egypt and her five children. my well in egypt and her five children. my best to your husband and children, very good to see you. thank you very much, lucy. more on this story on — thank you very much, lucy. more on this story on the _ thank you very much, lucy. more on this story on the bbc _ thank you very much, lucy. more on this story on the bbc news -

thank you very much, lucy. more on this story on the bbc news website | this story on the bbc news website and we will have more coverage on the aid conference in paris. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

2024 is the year of elections, with at least 50 countries around the world going to the polls, but when it comes to the numbers one stands above the rest. india's general election, to be held over six weeks between 19th april and 1stjune, is set to be the biggest the world has ever seen. 969 million people will be taking to the polls, that's roughly one in eight of the global population. prime minister narendra modi is hoping to win a third successive term. well, as india goes into election mode, its economy is in sharp focus. the prime minister, narendra modi, is riding the wave of massive infrastructure development — roads, highways and metro lines are being built in india at a pace some say is reminiscent of china's heyday. nikhil inamdar has this report from kolkata.

kolkata, a city of rusty trams. horns to0t. and traffic jams. crossing this stretch across the mighty hooghly river usually takes up to 30 minutes. but a shiny new underwater metro line hasjust come into operation. significantly reducing travel time. so this is india's first underwater metro line and we've just plunged about 100 feet under the hooghly river that connects kolkata with the twin city of howrah on the other bank. this is just one example of the ambitious upgrade that many of india's creaky public infrastructure assets are finally getting. a swanky bullet train is another. it's a showpiece project of prime minister narendra modi. the upcoming $15 billion high—speed rail route will connect

india's financial capital, mumbai, with ahmedabad in gujarat. the infrastructure blitz has been a key driver of india's galloping gdp, and projects are getting completed faster than ever. the timelines have shrunk. timelines, which used to be five years, six years, seven years, all come to two years, two—and—a—half years, three years in terms of logistics, if you look at it. india hasjumped 38 places higher. crisscrossing the country to unveil these mega projects, has been india's prime minister, narendra modi. his government has spent over $100 billion every yearfor the last three, building highways and sea bridges. this infrastructure focus is expected to pay rich election

dividends for the prime minister. but has it come at the expense of other parts of india's economy? agriculture hasn't done well, and agriculture supports a large part of the population, so the rural incomes suffer because of that. the other area, which is a little weak, is the consumption. private consumption. the household consumption growth is not even half of the overall gdp growth, but overall, it's a good story. mr modi will be hoping his infrastructure bet will spur large scale industrial growth and create jobs. a major missing piece in india's growth story. nikhil inamdar, bbc news, kolkata. sir salman rushdie has spoken in chilling detail to the bbc about the knife attack which almost ended his life. the acclaimed author was stabbed 12 times on stage in new york two years ago. he said he thought he was dying,

and the loss of sight in one of his eyes "upsets him every day". he was speaking to the bbc 5 alan yentob in new york, ahead of the publication of his new memoir about the aftermath of the attack. oh, my god! screaming. today at six, author salman rushdie has been stabbed... more breaking news tonight after author salman rushdie was attacked... august 2022. one of the world's most famous authors is left fighting for his life. it has shocked the entire world. author salman rushdie attacked. he was dressed in dark clothing and he had, like, a black covid mask, and hejust came sprinting up the stairs. in a major tv interview, he tells me what he remembers. i actually thought he'd punched me very hard. i didn't realise there was a knife in his hand. and then... then i saw the blood, and i realised there was a weapon. and then he just started... i think he was just slashing wildly at everything. so there was a very big slash here across my neck,

as well as the stab wound here. and there were wounds down the middle of my torso — one, two, three — like that. and there are two on the side over here. and then there was the wound in my eye, which was quite deep. it looked terrible — i mean, it was very distended, swollen, and it was kind of hanging out of my face, sitting on my cheek, like a...like a soft boiled egg. and... and blind. while this was happening, something extraordinary happened, in that the audience jumped onto the stage and... saved my life. talk about heroism — that's heroism. no, when i was lying there on the ground, bleeding profusely, and i'm thinking, "i want my house keys." and i think that was that survival instinct that was saying to me,

"you're going to live. live." ijust remember the sounds of the machines and the ventilator breathing for him. that's... that's what i remember. and i thought, you know, at least he's come through this surgery. i thought... "at least i'm not a widow," is what i thought. shouting. rushdie's life has been threatened before. in 1989, after the publication of the satanic verses, the iranian supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini, issued a death threat — a fatwa — calling the book an insult to islam. i had come to think of that whole episode as being ancient history. as i say in the book, i felt like a time traveller — it felt like somebody coming out of the past to attack me in the present. and so one of the first things i thought when i saw him coming at me is i thought, "oh, it's you." you know? "so it's you." the man accused of carrying out the attack is hadi matar from newjersey. he pleaded not guilty

to attempted murder, he took very little trouble to inform himself about the man he was planning to kill. he'd said he'd read a couple of pages — he didn't say of what — and that he'd watched a couple of youtube videos and decided that i was disingenuous. disingenuous. disin — and therefore right to kill. there's a sentence in the book where i say that language is a knife. you know, language is a way of cutting things open and revealing the truth. calling this book knife is notjust a description of the attack against me. the book is the knife. the book is my knife and and it's my way of fighting back. there's some great news for bird lovers. loch arkaig in the scottish highlands has welcomed its first osprey egg of the season. the woodland trust in scotland says

one of its visiting ospreys, called dorcha, began chirping on sunday morning and treated livestream viewers to a glimpse of the egg just before 11.15am. let's go back to new york. we are closely watching the live pictures coming to us from the courthouse thatis coming to us from the courthouse that is the focus of the rope is not media at the moment. there are 100 reporters lined up to get inside the courthouse. the first time ever that a us president former or current has faced a criminal trial. we are expecting donald trump to appear in the next half—an—hour or so and we will bring you that life. wild weather to greet us first thing this monday morning. we have had trees done in parts of the east midlands and some snow showers and

ailments there as well. just a couple of days ago we had the warmest day of the year so far, just over 21 degrees in south—east england. south—east england as we go to the week is cool, showery, pretty unsettled until we get to next weekend. 0n the whole, low pressure dominating at the moment. the rain may be easing away but the winds will try again. we have seen this heavy rain pushing into the south—east and the showers tucking in behind. it will be wintry on the top of mountains in scotland, the lake district and north wales. there will continue to be a rash of showers moving in the strong north—west release the wind is quite widespread costing in excess of a0 miles an hour. the lightest winds in the far north of scotland. factoring the far north of scotland. factoring the strength, the direction of the wind and showers and it will feel disappointingly cool out there at

nine to 12 degrees at the very best. moving to the evening, a spell of more organised showers pushes its way down into the south—east clearer skies out to the west, still windy with a few scattered showers across the east coast. overnight lows of a-8 c. the east coast. overnight lows of a—8 c. first thing tomorrow morning could be cool and breezy unexposed north sea coasts, with showers clipping east yorkshire, lincolnshire down into east anglia. if that happens it will stay disappointingly cold. fewer showers and a little more sunshine further west with slightly lighter winds it might feel more pleasant out there, but still the temperatures struggling at 9—13 . through the middle part of the week we have another front moving through but high pressure will start to building from the west and hopefully quiet down to weather story as we move towards the weekend. yes there will still be some showers are run,

gradually the temperature is creeping back up to where they should be for this time of year and it will turn a lot drier.

today at one: israel's war cabinet is meeting this afternoon to discuss retaliation against iran for its attacks on saturday night. most of the drones and missiles were safely intercepted — and israel's allies are urging it to now show restraint.

take to now show restraint. the win, recognise iran has suffered take the win, recognise iran has suffered a double defeat — defeat since almost all their weapons were shot down, and defeat since the world can now see their true nature. also on the programme this lunchtime: a second mass stabbing in sydney. this was the momentjust before a before a bishop and several other people were attacked during a sermon being livestreamed online. and at the sydney opera house, a tribute to the six people stabbed to death over the weekend at a shopping centre. police believe the killer was targeting women. i'll be reporting live from new york where today donald trump becomes the first former us president to face a criminal trial. and sir salman rushdie tells the bbc he thought he was going to die after the attempt on his life two years ago. i think that was that survival instinct that was saying to me, "you've got to live, live."